Dunster plans zero-carbon homes built out of straw

摘要

Eco-housing champion Bill Dunster has devised an affordable method of building zero-carbon homes - using straw. The man behind south London eco-development BedZed this week launched a joint venture company, StramitZed, with a firm that makes boards from compressed straw. The boards are combined with timber and insulation made from recycled newspaper and made into cassettes which are used to build the homes. They will be marketed to developers, housing associations and self-builders.